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| -rwxr-xr-x | bin/kbuild | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. ##### -# Build the Linux Kernel and bundle it into a tarball that can then be used on -# another machine. After you call this script it will: +# Build the Linux Kernel with different install options. After you call this +# script it will: +# # 1. Call `defconfig`/`oldconfig` depending on whether the `.config` file # exists or not. # 2. Call `menuconfig` so the user can double check the configuration. @@ -27,13 +28,18 @@ # You can also pass some additional options, check the -h/--help message to read # more about them. # -# After that just send the resulting tarball to the machine where you want to -# install this kernel. In there you just need to untar the given bundle and then -# run the `install.sh` script from within the resulting directory. This will: +# By default kbuild will produce a tarball so you can install the kernel on a +# target machine. In there you just need to untar the given bundle and then run +# the 'install.sh' script from within the resulting directory. This will: +# # 1. Copy recursively all the files into their proper paths. # 2. Make an initramfs for the new image. # 3. Run your $EDITOR to update the boot loader configuration. # +# If you provide the '-l/--local' option then the tarball is not produced, and +# the 'install.sh' and 'uninstall.sh' scripts are left in the current +# directory so you can run them on your current machine. +# # *NOTE*: this script expects the `ARCH` environment variable to be set, and if # that doesn't match the current architecture, then it will expect to have # `CROSS_COMPILE` set as well. |